This week Micheál MacDonncha looks back at the Wofetone Commemoration at Bodenstown Graveyard in 1922. Read it here: https://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/28343 Also this week, Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald about the recent comments by President Michael D Higgins in relation to the current housing crisis. Read it here: https://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/28341 And finally, below we bring you the latest blog from Gerry Adams in which
The validity and constitutionality of the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court had been challenged in the High Court by way of a Judicial Review. The High Court has now issued its decision. The case is Thomas Zalewski and The Workplace Relations Commission, Ireland and the Attorney General, and an Adjudication Officer (Rosaleen Glackin). The issue The issue to
Welcome to The Weekly Digest from Sinn Féin where we bring you a flavour of the work and campaigns that we have been involved in during the course of the week. Fáilte go hIris Choimriúcháin na Seachtaine ag Sinn Féin ina gcuirfear ar bhur súil blaiseadh den obair agus de na feachtais a bhfuilimid ag plé
Nationwide Mobilisations:Dublin: 1.00pm Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Sq.Cork: 2.00pm Outside Brown Thomas on Patrick's Street.Limerick: 2.00pm Bedford RowGalway: 2.00pm Eyre SquareSligo: 1.00 pm Sligo Town HallBelfast: 12.30pm Belfast City Hall As the cost of living crisis deepens we need to ensure that tomorrow's protest is huge.New inflation figures in the South showed that it's now 7.8%, the highest figure in 38 yearsWhile energy costs have soared with electricity
"Today's vote to object to the inclusion of nuclear and gas in the EU's Green Taxonomy is incredibly disappointing and short sighted. When it comes before the full parliament in July, I will once again vote to include both in the EU's energy future," says Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher.Kelleher was speaking following a vote
- Unilateral action by British Govt leaves Ireland, north and south, exposed to retaliation -Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has warned that he believes the British Government has no real interest in finding solutions to some of the technical challenges that have arisen due to the NI Protocol. Kelleher was commenting as the British Government confirmed
Nationwide Mobilisations:Dublin: 1.00pm Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Sq.Cork: 2.00pm Outside Brown Thomas on Patrick's Street.Limerick: 2.00pm Bedford RowGalway: 2.00pm Eyre SquareSligo: 1.00 pm Sligo Town Hall Price controls on essential items.Rent controls and cuts in mortgage interest payments. (Ireland has the highest rates in the EU).Stop profiteering. Re-Nationalise the energy sector to provide cheap electricity.Set up a state company to retrofit homes.Increase the minimum
Welcome to The Weekly Digest from Sinn Féin where we bring you a flavour of the work and campaigns that we have been involved in during the course of the week. Fáilte go hIris Choimriúcháin na Seachtaine ag Sinn Féin ina gcuirfear ar bhur súil blaiseadh den obair agus de na feachtais a bhfuilimid ag plé
Irish MEP Billy Kelleher has urged the Agriculture Commissioner to launch an investigation into the Irish forestry industry due to significant failures in planting and felling in recent years. Kelleher, a Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, made the request during a debate on forestry in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. "We have seen for the past
- Commissioner confirms publication will not take place until end of year -Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has said that he is concerned that impact assessments on the proposed Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies, in particular the targets to reduce pesticide and fertiliser use, will not be concluded and published until the end of
